Included as part of this survey is identifying\u00a0the most active urban areas for youth bicycling — kids on bikes. PeopleForBikes<\/em> explains the survey process: “Each month, bicycle advocates in cities across the country pick an intersection and from 4:30\u20135:30 pm.” They count\u00a0the total number of bicycles as well as distinct categories of bikes or bike riders. This month, that particular group was kids.<\/p>\n “According to our US Bicycling Participation Study, last year, 57% of American youth ages 3–17 rode a bicycle.” The results:<\/p>\n Despite a rainy start to the afternoon commute, Denver had a pretty solid count. A total of 115 bikes passed by our counter at City Park, 31 of them carrying or being ridden by kids. While some cities had really huge numbers, Portland suffered from location choice. As Carl Larson, Engagement Manager for the Bicycle Transportation Alliance explains, \u201cwe stuck with the same location every month and this month we paid for it. Williams is a busy commuter corridor but not a very popular route for families. We counted 462 bikes. Only two of them had kids.\u201d Here\u2019s how the cities stack up when we compare the total number of bikes with kids.<\/em><\/p>\n Tucson really blew away the competition in that category, counting 73 kids on bikes in just one hour. Of course, the total number of kids on bikes isn\u2019t the only measurement we look at. We also rank the cities based on the percentage of kids on bikes out of the total number of bikes observed. While Portland still came out on the bottom, it\u2019s worth noting that they observed 462 total bikes in one hour on a one-way street. That\u2019s a lot of bikes! Here\u2019s how they compared to the rest of the cities.<\/em><\/p>\n And finally, we come to the deciding statistic. We took our two metrics (number and proportion) and graded each one on a curve. The top-scoring city in each category got 100 points and other cities got points in proportion to their own relative scores. Then we averaged the two equally-weighted scores. This is how we came up with this month\u2019s winner:<\/em><\/p>\n Just like in previous months, Memphis and Tucson were neck and neck, with the former coming out on top by less than half a point. That\u2019s two wins in a row for Memphis!<\/em><\/p>\n More about kids’ bicycling habits can be found on this back-to-school infographic<\/a>.<\/p>\n Stay tuned over\u00a0the next three months on PeopleForBikes<\/a><\/em> and here for more along these lines. Perhaps other cities will win a category,\u00a0and have chances at the title of best US city for everyday biking.<\/p>\n Along the line of kid biking, though, take the time to watch this delightful video of a\u00a0children’s traffic garden, and enjoy cultivating a similar spot in your town for children to enjoy and learn in:<\/p>\n![\"everyday](\"http:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/files\/2015\/09\/everyday-biking-600.png\")
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